THE APPLE JUICE MAKER MARTINELLI’S HAS ANNOUNCED IT IS CLOSE TO FINALIZING THE PURCHASE OF A COLD STORAGE WARE HOUSE IN WATSONVILLE. THE MOVE TO ACQUIRE THE FACILITY FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY BIRD’S EYE FROZEN FOODS WAS MADE AFTER A FIRE DESTROYED THE APPLE GROWER’S ICE AND COLD STORAGE FACILITY ON WEST BEACH STREET, WHICH MARTINELLI’S HAD RELIED ON. THE NEW FACILITY, LOCATED ON HARVEST DRIVE, MET ALL OF THE LOCAL COMPANY’S NEEDS, WITH COLD STORAGE, A FRESHWATER WELL, LOADING DOCKS, AND MORE. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE 2006.
